Vanguard Group Inc. Raises Holdings in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 2.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,401,798 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 123,962 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 12.19% of Qualys worth $582,490,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Qualys by 1.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 530,822 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $70,244,000 after buying an additional 8,947 shares during the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its stake in Qualys by 18.0% in the 3rd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 16,284 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,155,000 after purchasing an additional 2,479 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Qualys by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 5,841 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $773,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Qualys by 748.6% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 31,346 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $4,148,000 after purchasing an additional 27,652 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Qualys by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Taylor Hoffman Capital Management LLC now owns 32,750 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $4,334,000 after buying an additional 1,428 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Qualys

In other news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 3,077 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $145.99, for a total transaction of $449,211.23. Following the sale, the insider owned 71,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,478,578.24. This represents a 4.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 7,506 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.59, for a total value of $1,100,304.54. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 108,074 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,842,567.66. The trade was a 6.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 42,227 shares of company stock worth $5,875,962. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on QLYS. Scotiabank cut their price objective on shares of Qualys from $139.00 to $135.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Northland Securities set a $162.00 price target on shares of Qualys in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $150.00 price objective on Qualys in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $150.00 target price on Qualys in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Qualys from $117.00 to $113.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Qualys has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $140.46.

Qualys Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ QLYS opened at $86.83 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.10 billion, a PE ratio of 15.96 and a beta of 0.53. Qualys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $85.14 and a twelve month high of $155.47. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $126.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $132.36.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The software maker reported $1.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $175.28 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $173.18 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.65% and a net margin of 29.64%.Qualys’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.60 EPS. Qualys has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.760-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.170-7.450 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Qualys Profile

Qualys, Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions designed to help organizations streamline their IT security programs. Operating on a unified, modular platform, Qualys offers continuous visibility into global IT assets through a combination of lightweight cloud agents and on-premises scanner appliances. The platform supports an array of security and compliance use cases, enabling real-time detection of vulnerabilities, policy violations and misconfigurations across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.

The company’s flagship Qualys Cloud Platform delivers a suite of integrated applications, including vulnerability management, detection and response (VMDR), policy compliance, web application scanning, file integrity monitoring, asset inventory and container security.